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Seminarian gets scholarship from parish
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer WYNNEWOOD – Just when he needed it most, the goodness of the faithful of the Philadelphia Archdiocese came through for Charles Ravert, a seminarian at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood. In this case, it was early winter when he was notified he had been named the recipient of […]
Two West Catholic students get scholarships
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – As newly minted Gates Millennium Scholars, West Philadelphia Catholic seniors Jichang Ni and Patrick Osuagwu will be able to pursue their undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees at the college or university of their choice without paying a penny toward tuition, room and board.##M;[readmore]## “It feels like I […]
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D.C. Shrine sees 1,200 from Philadelphia
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T WASHINGTON – May 2, the first Saturday in the month of Mary, was an ideal time to hold the Philadelphia Archdiocese’s Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, an event traditionally held every other spring. Because the Church is celebrating the 2,000 […]
Resources for child protections available year-round at Archdiocese
By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINECS&T STAFF WRITER April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. But in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, advocacy for youth is addressed each day of every month. “In the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, efforts to foster a network of child abuse prevention and child protection are a year-round commitment,” said Evelyn Brannan Tarpey, the safe […]
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At last, a church for Buckingham
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer BUCKINGHAM – Nine years after its founding, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Buckingham, Bucks County, anticipates breaking ground on a church within two months. On Wednesday, April 22, the parish received long-awaited approval from Buckingham Township’s board of supervisors to build the structure. Parishioners who attended the early […]
African community sees 9 confirmed
Nigerian Archbishop, Cardinal Rigali celebrate Mass at St. CyprianBy Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T The Blessed Iwene Tansi Igbo Catholic Community, composed of Igbo immigrants from Southeastern Nigeria and their children, welcomed Cardinal Justin Rigali and Archbishop Valerian Okeke of Onitsha, Nigeria, on April 26 to their weekly Mass at St. Cyprian Church in the […]
‘Dear Judge, thank you for saving my life’
By Lou BaldwinSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Judge Kevin M. Dougherty, the Administrative Judge for the Juvenile spanision of Philadelphia Family Court, was practically born into the juvenile court system. For 32 years his dad was a court crier for Family Court in the same Logan Square courthouse where he now presides, and as […]
Penn Relays produce lasting memories for all
Click here to see photos from this year’s Penn Relays By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T The University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field was an organized mass of humanity. Grade school kids, high school students and college adults donned jerseys, shorts and warm-up suits of virtually every color. Local schools with familiar names joined visitors from […]